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True Dough

(27,517 posts) Mon Jun 8, 2026, 10:26 PM Monday

Would you give this tiny home a look? [View all]

And what if I told you it's in New Jersey (Bogota, N.J., to be exact). And then what if you found out it's priced at $499,000?

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Would you give this tiny home a look? [View all] True Dough Monday OP

Quite the backyard, huh? True Dough Monday #1

I can already see that it needs more windows. ❤️🌞 littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago #15

Square footage? LuckyCharms Monday #2

487 sq ft (finished) True Dough Monday #4

LOL nope. LuckyCharms Monday #6

Only priced at? Norrrm Monday #3

Location, location, location. OAITW r.2.0 Monday #5

Sometimes each of those "location"s are negatives. erronis 13 hrs ago #30

I got a log home on 50 acres. Solar/battery back-up, private well. High ground, views to Mt. Washington. OAITW r.2.0 5 hrs ago #44

I guess you're right. But when the creeks rise and people need safe harbor erronis 5 hrs ago #46

Just made an observation. OAITW r.2.0 4 hrs ago #47

Also, this reminds me of something... LuckyCharms Monday #7

I don't think that's off topic at all, Lucky. True Dough Monday #8

I just added an edit: LuckyCharms Monday #9

A good explanation of the 5 foot rule. LuckyCharms Monday #12

I don't think there is a livable 2nd floor. The pictures show a pull down stairway to the acttic. Fla Dem 16 hrs ago #23

I agree. LuckyCharms 16 hrs ago #24

In my book, that's a huge negative (proximity to NYC and northern NJ and traffic and ...) erronis 13 hrs ago #34

Agree. I couldn't live there, but... LuckyCharms 12 hrs ago #36

If you lived in a 300 sf apartment in Kowloon, PRC..... OAITW r.2.0 4 hrs ago #48

Oh, hell no! 3catwoman3 Monday #10

There is True Dough Monday #11

Thnx. I'll do that. 3catwoman3 Yesterday #13

Fla Dem posted the zillow link (also here) erronis 13 hrs ago #35

I'd have to see the inside first. Can we add wheels? littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago #14

We sure can add wheels True Dough 20 hrs ago #17

You know me too well, True. littlemissmartypants 18 hrs ago #20

No, but I suppose it's better than being unhoused Niagara 20 hrs ago #16

Anyone who adds "Resort" to their name when selling mini homes True Dough 16 hrs ago #21

The "Resort" mini home company is in Texas Niagara 5 hrs ago #41

I know what you mean about kitchen cabinets True Dough 5 hrs ago #45

A lot more appealing than Old Crank 19 hrs ago #18

$499,000 for a garden shed. I'll pass. Emile 18 hrs ago #19

Here's the For Sale listing with pics. Currently listed at $499,000 Fla Dem 16 hrs ago #22

There is only the one pic that I can see. niyad 13 hrs ago #29

Try this link..... Fla Dem 6 hrs ago #40

Nope. I keep getting an error message. niyad 5 hrs ago #42

Whoever would spend half a MILLION for that.... some_of_us_are_sane 13 hrs ago #25

I'll move into a tiny house when Zuckerberg does - TBF 13 hrs ago #26

It's a Tuff Shed. $2,000 at Lowe's. niyad 13 hrs ago #27

I CHANGED THE SIGNAGE............ some_of_us_are_sane 13 hrs ago #28

PERFECT!!! niyad 13 hrs ago #32

At the beginning of the tiny house movement, they were being touted as niyad 13 hrs ago #31

I saw a house like that where they pulled the cieling down and presto! A bedroom! GreenWave 13 hrs ago #33

yes. AllaN01Bear 12 hrs ago #37

that looks a lot like my house markie 11 hrs ago #38

I prefer waterfront living enid602 10 hrs ago #39

Not at that price. Figarosmom 5 hrs ago #43

I lived in an uninsulated garden shed when I was a young feral human. hunter 2 hrs ago #49

Damn, that place is so small, you'd have to go outside just to change your mind. LudwigPastorius 2 hrs ago #50